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THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 27, 1914.
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Bubsrrlbers leaving (he city temporarily .
bould have The Bee mailed to them. Ad .
dress will be changed aa often aa requested.
Be a good fellow all the year round.
' Still, .don't let tbe CbrlBtmas spirit stop with,
tie Christmas holidays.
Th4 "City Beautiful- and tha "City Smoky"
do not barmonlzs veil together.
AJ1 right, Mr. Weatherman, we admit you
have lost none of your versatility.
The exchange counter now takes It turn aa
the moat popular corner of the store.
The neutrality among tbeae hungry Ne
braska pte-eeekers la nothing to brag about
The year 1914 baa been making a record
more llfre what would have been expected fn
113.
We mora the adoption of the good resolutions.-
World-Herald.
Second the motion.
The refusal of tbe Japanese Diet to rote tbe
war program ought to afford noma consolation
for our yellow perillsta.
Texas claims tbe biggest man, physically, In
the world, but everybody knows what state kas
the biggest one In every other way.
Five hundred childless married couples, says
the St. Paul pioneer Press, sought to adopt- a
baby left on ft doorstep. What's the answer T
In making our New Tear's resolution,' bow
would It be to scan the last list for unredeemed
pledges to be taken up as nnftnlshed buslnessT
Tbe war bulletins report bravery on the part
of a descendant of Joan of Arc, which is grati
fying as showing that the family record Is being
i sustained.
At last count 1,598 active members were en
rolled In the Omaha Commercial club. And no
one shut out because be happens to live in
Dundee, Florence. South Omaha or Benson.
Those grim warriors who bare pulled ' off
this big world fight have been delivering severe
punishment to one another, but no signs yet of
any of them being winded or knocked down
long enough to be counted out.
That army officer who declares tbe Amer
ican nation never conquered an enemy at war
must then admit that If we do not outfight them,
we must be tolerably strong on strategy to have
gotten the results we have secured.
"What we're waiting to aee is which beats the
other to It with a rate reduction the generous
public body known as the Water board or the
.greedy private corporation, commonly referred
to as the Electric Lighting monopoly, .,
Remember tbe old school, book ditty:
Oh. Jack Frost ia a roirulah little fellow:
When the wintry wind, besln to bellow,
Then up the chimney skips the roguish boy
And all the children clap for Joy.
No discount on the joy of the season thus
far, then.
The base ball magnates' meeting In Omaha
brought the biggest publicity ever accorded a
convention held In this city except possibly the
populist national convention or the Methodist
general conference. In othr words, nothing
but politics and religion excites' as widespread
Interest as base ball. .
The Concordia Christmas entertainment took place
at aermania hall tonight with a mimical program
followed by dancing. The committee. n charge was
u. i. J. unintnn, U. K. Strattman. August Schaffrv
William Slavers. Max Becht Julius Meyer, T. Blnhold
ana w. r . tiaraing.
George E. Tlrame, qualified as county commis
sioner, riling- me bond with Judge McCulloiich with
the following sureties: Kd Wlttlg, Ernest Deal, Peter
uooa, t. ii. icne ana w. i(. liewln.
William A. Reed of the Treasury department at
Washington was In Ctnaha on his war to ldnh A on
business. Jle says the Missouri Is the first large
nvar lie ever aaw rrusen over.
The CurUtmas festival of ths Saratoga L'nlon Sun
day, school was a gratifying suceeaa. D. IL Christie
plared the role of hint a CUus lu tbe tableaux under
supervision of Mrs. IT. Luce.
The clerks of & P. Morse's dry goods aatablUbj
meut remembered the head of the firm with a hand
some gold haded ran. ,
Lovers of fins art are Invited to see ths hand
some piano drape on exhibition at William Gentleman's
dry goods stors. which is a marvelous combination
of Towers, fruit, arrascens work and ribbon em
UroMery. f
C, S. tJuodri'jJi has returned from 111 dJik hunting
trio
The Law of Military Occupation.
What are tbe rights of tbe Belgians, or for
that matter, of the Germans in Bllesla and the
Toles In Oalicia, while the country where they
live happens to be in control of a hostile army?
Docs the possessor by force of arms become
for the time being tbe sovereign ruler of the
territory held in bis power, or are there limita
tions to the authority which may be rightfully
exercised by an army of military occupation
through Its commander or provisional governort
These are questions which are propounding
themselves to thoughtful people. Partial, if
not wholly satisfactory answers happen to be at
hand In a discussion of "The Hague Conven
tions" contributed by Prof. John Basrett Moore
to the Columbia rnlvertyty Quarterly, the
writer being recognized as our foremost author
ity on International law add himself one of
those who represented our country at The
Hague congress, which considered all these mo
mentous subjects.
Prof. Moore explains that the fourth of
Tbe Hague conventions, relating to "the laws
and customs of war on land," deals also with
"military occupation" and continues: '
The term, "military occupation," Is used In respect
of territory possessed and held by ths enemy In such
manner that hs can actually exerclea authority over
It. The a tual governing power having; thus passed
Into his hands. It Is his right and his duty to take
all possible measures to maintain publlo order ami
safety, but the temporary character of tils rule Is rec
ognized In tha provision that he must, "unless abso
lutely prevented," respect "ths laws In fores in the
country," Ths Inhabitants of ths occupied territory
ows him obedience, hut he Is forbidden to foros
them to furnish military Information or swnar
allegiance to him. H Is commanded to respect
family honor and rights, the lives of Individuals
and their property, and their religious convictions
and practice. Confiscation of private property Is pro
hibited: pillage Is "formally forbidden." If the mili
tary occupant collects the taxes, hs Is to follow, ns
far as possible ths rules which hs finds In exlstenci
gnd Is obliged to defray ths expenses of ths ordinary
administration of tha territory "to the same extent
the legitimate government" was bound to do. Con
tributions In money, In addition to the regular taxes,
may be levied only for the needs of ths army or of
the administration of the territory, and It Is forbidden
to Inflict any general penalty, pecuniary or otherwise.
upon fne population for acts of Individuals for which
It cannot bs regarded "as Jointly and severally re
sponsible." Rsqvlsitions In kind and lervloe may be
demanded from municipalities or Individuals 'only for
the needs of the army of occupation; and are then to
be "In proportion to the resources of the oountry,"
and of such a nature aa not to Involve the Inhabitants
In military operations against tholr own country. Con
tributions In kind are to bs paid for In cash; and If
this Is not dona, receipts are to be given, and pay.
ments are to be made as soon as possible. Publlo
funds and generally all movable property of the ststo
useful for military operations may be taken by t"e
military occupant; and, subject to restoration or
compensation when peace returns, so also may articles
and appliances useful In war belonging to private In
dividuals. Submarine cables connecting the oecuplod
territory with neutral territory may be seized or de
stroyed only In ease of "absolute necessity," and.
when peace Is mads, they must be restored with com
pensation. Of publlo buildings, real estate, forests and
farms belonging to the stats, ths military occupant
Is regarded ss only ''administrator and usufructuary,"
and he must care for them accordingly. Finally, all
property of municipalities, er of institutions "dedicated
to religion, charity and education, the arts and sci
ences." even when state-owned. Is to be "treated as
private property," and any damage done to it or to
"hlstorto monuments, works of art and science," Is
not only forbidden, but Is declared to be the subject
of legal proceedings.
The convention relating to the laws and cus
toms of war on land, we are reminded, was
signed by ail the powers except China and Spain,
although some ot the smaller nations, including
Servla, have neglected to ratify Jt, while Ger
many. Austria-Hungary, Japan and Russia made
their ratifications subject to reservations. So
while It la clear that these stipulations embody
the rules which all the powers agree should
govern under such conditions, the point remains
open as to how they are to be regarded as leg-ally
or morally blinding upon combatants in
the present war. Here comes into play the ex
press declaration of the compact "The pro
visions of the present convention do not apply,
except between contracting parties, and then
only if all the belligerents arerpartlea to the
conventlon"-and since Servla, one of the bel
ligerents in tbe pending European war, has not
ratified, the conclusion is unescapable, aa Prof.
Moore emphasizes, that the rules here laid down
are to be regarded as binding only so far as thoy
are declaratory of existing international law.
Triumph, of Poital Service.
Few realise what Job It has come to be to
handle the Christmas mall in this country. Even
a casual inspection at some big postofflce or
postal terminal will not afford fully compre
hensive idea. Tet mammoth as this task is, it is
I met each year by the Postofflce department with
a minimum of delay, inconvenience ana loss to
the public It requires, of course, an enormous
number, of extra men, but tbe same general fa
cilities otherwise, which serve the people at all
other times In the year, answer for these In
creased demands..
This only goes to show the yet undeveloped
powers ol the federal postal system. " As stead
ily as it expands to include some new branch ot
service, such as postal banks and parcel post,
its potential greatness becomes the more evi
dent. Tbe fact is that even postal experts are
not able to tlx the limit of the possibilities of
this gigantic machinery ot the government,
which Is bound to continue its expansion and
development. Its next important step undoubt
edly will be to take In the telegraph, and tele
phone, which are natural parts of the general
system of communication and ought to be no
more difficult to operate than any of the other
parts, or all combined, as they are so operated
In many other countries.
Billboard Local Option.
Some dajr maybe we shall have no bill
boardsj such as now commonly disfigure our
streets and highways. At any rate, the evolu
tion that brought them is still evoluting and
where the billboards are not disappearing, they
are improving in appearance. Incidentally, this
very voluntary improvement Is a concession on
the part of tbe blllboarders. themselves, that
tbey see both the demand and reason for change.
The Bee recently had occasion to remark upon
tbe mors artistic tendencies of billboard build
ers as a tacit recognition of the handwriting on
tha wall.
Over in Illinois the doom has already come.
The state supreme court has upheld a Chicago
city ordinance, which the lower court condemned,
giving property owners In residential sections
the right to deny existence to unsightly bill
boards. This does not oecessarify mean no more
billboards In those sections; it means simply no
more except whh consent of the property own
ers. It Is to be a matter of local option whether
billboards violating every sense of propriety and
beauty be stuck up to mar surroundings and de
preciate property values in residential districts
all for the profit of tbe man behind tbe sign.
More and more cities are widening the latitude
of the residence district In' determining; what
shall and shall not do business within it.' Evi
dently the crusade for elvle art is telling, even
on the courts.
People and Events
On Public Service.
The attorney general of Missouri finds no
law in that state making It illegal for an office
holder to take pay for Chautauqua speeches
while drawing his official salary the attorney
general himself being something of a chaut&lker.
If, as he suggests, such a departure Is legal in
all states, our public servants may proceed to
book their 1915 engagements with perfect se
curity so far as tbe law Is concerned. ,
But Is it not a matter ot conscience, more
than of law, whether a man ought to accept an
office and salary from the public and then de
vote much of. his time to private gain? Tbe fact
that Chautauqua side lines have become common
among our statemen of lesser and greater rank
doe's not affect the principle. For the most
part, these speakers deal in their lectures with
the affairs of government, exploiting all sorts of
fine spun theories and Ideals for achieving the
highest efficiency and economy, and they have
succeeded In the last few years in arousing a lot
of agitation. " ,
Tet if "Words are good, and only so when
backed by deeds," as Roosevelt once said, how
better could our privately paid public orators
help to achieve these ideals than by devoting
more time to them in their offices and less to
talking about them from the Chautauqua plat
form? Nothing beats objective demonstration
when It comes to education. It is generally bet
ter to show a man than merely to tell him how
a thing should be done. The people of this
country are not penurious with their public offi
cials, many of whom, for dignity's sake, if noth
ing else, should be given much latitude in their
publlo conduct, and yet when it comes to the
matter of dignity, perhaps the least said the bet
ter in speaking of the bustling business of Chau
tauqua lectures.
The Mexican Farce.
Conditions In Mexico would be funny if they
were not so tragic Now comes reports of a
probable spilt between Villa and Zapata, who
Joined hands against Carranza when he and
Villa fell out and Carranza landed ahead of the '
bandit leader at the capital.
The whole black line of murder and rapine
from tbe spring of 1910 to the present reveals'
no leader, except Madero, who possibly having
a serious conception of the needs of Mexico, was
bold enough to attempt to act upon It. And
Madero died for his premature boldness.
Madero displayed ft real understanding of tbe
evils of peonage and fuedallsm and definite
plans for supplanting them with modern agrar
ian rights and industrial freedom. . Villa boasts
that be knows all about the land question and
is determined to settle it rightly, but beyond his
wild vaporings has offered no proof of his
knowledge or intentions. It he or any other
self-proclaimed leader at present has any inter
est larger than his personal aggrandizement it
la not apparent In the progress of events.
Hot since Dlaa abdicated have any two
"leaders" oeen able to agree Indefinitely. If
this Is not an Indication that purely selfish in
terests are the controlling factors now at works,
what I It? In view of all this, it is Idle to ex
pect anything approaching peace and order In
Mexico for the present. . . ,
Choosinp, a Vocation.
Vocational conferences are coming into
vogue with many of the smaller mid-west col
leges, where students are pursuing classical In
stead of technical courses. The plan is, once or
twice a year, to have a man of proved wisdom
and some prominence confer with the young
men about their life work. These conferences
often bring out suggestions and sidelights as to
adaptability which may prove of indispensable
value in later years.
Admittedly, about the most important selec
tions a young man has to make are those of a
vocation andi wife. . Serious error often leads to
tragic consequences, not only for those directly
concerned, but for society as well. Young men
and women, too need the counsel and ex
perience of older and wiser heads to help them
In meeting both of these tests, although some
are not as ready as others to avail themselves
of the advice, especially as to one of the choices.
A thorough four years or college course gives
a broad basis on which to build a life work, and
fortanate Is the young man or woman who can
afford such a training, for it is training more
for living than for a livelihood. But seme
nvhere between the freshman and senior years
special attention ought to be gtven by every stu
dent to the selection of his vocation. No college-bred
man has a right to come out onto the
world entirely undetermined on this point. If
he has not found himself before graduation, it is
a good deal of a, chance after that, and some
times many of the advantages of the educational
training are thus lost. Vocational selection Is
being reduced to a science, and the more general
its practice becomes the sooner will each be
made an, efficient unit of himself.
Judge Sutton's suggestion of district work
farms, to be established and maintained by the
state for offenders who fall short of being can
didates for the penitentiary, deserves serious
consideration. It could easily be tried out with
one or two districts st a time, and extended
later aa conditions should warrant. It would
certainly be better, and at least as economical,
to establish such workfarms than an enlarge!
mnt or duplication of the penitentiary which
will be necessary before long unless some in
termediary reformatory Is provided.
We may take it for granted that the vote on
the national prohibition amendment will not in
any way Interfere with the plans for precipitat
ing the campaign for state prohibition in Ne
braska by submission of the question at our next
election.
An op-etate exchange aaya farmers of that
locality have raised 11,200 to fight the proposed
Increase of freight rates on western railroads.
But no auch an amount will ever stir up a fight
with the railroads
An authenticated sample of tha sugenle
baby Is cooing In Wisconsin, to ths great
Joy of family reformers. Some babies
achieve greatness, ths Wisconsin baby
was born great. ' Its picture commands a
premium
The Episcopal bishop Of tbe dlocess of
Tennessee has been sharply reminded of
ths perils of a man of peace taking sides
In a war game. An indignant member of
tha church challenged the bishop to meet
him In mortal combat Nothing doing.
The poet of the Blerras left a fortune
of tU.OOO, ths poet ot Long Island a for
tune of tJOi.OOO and gambler Can field a
fortune of $1,000,000. The winged heels
of Pegssus kick up some of the "dust,"
but limp painfully In the race for first
money.
Several sections of ths country nave
hsd experjenoe with "holy rollers."
High rollers are a national Institution.
Now comes Michigan with a band ot
"flying rollers." They attempted to
monopolize the town halo ot 8U Joseph,
but established religious bodies objected
and started a ruction which brought the
leading rollers In to court, charged With
assaulting the moral law.
According to Professor Max Muller of
Philadelphia, the hobble skirt is a gen
uine antique of 3,000 years ago. It may
be recalled that pictures of Pharaoh's
daughter In tha act of rescuing ths beard
less Moses from ths bullrushes repre
sents ths princess In tightly-drawn skirts,
wbicb srt critics regarded as a precau
tion against wet heels. Ths antiquity
of the garment being settled, Its practical
utility puts ancient fashion makers sev
eral leagues In advance of ths Chicago
push.
So far as the necessary Implements are
concerned smoking ths pipe of peace
might have been the easiest feature of
the first meeting of the king of Italy
and the new ambassador from Germany.
The smoking room In the king's palace
In Rome, decorated In the subdued tones
of embossed leather, with easy chairs
and lounges to match, Is equipped with
a fine assortment f pipes, Changing from
briars to meerschaums clustered around
a huge china smokehouse of Dutoh vlnt
ags with a yard of stem. Cigars and
clgarets are not visible, but a hand
somely carved elgar box, about a foot
square, holds a place of honor as a con
versation promoter.
MUFFLED KNOCKS.
Some men are so worried over tha Eu-.
ropean situation that they can't hold
their own.
Tangoing ia waiting time, but some
men seem to squeeze a lot of pleasure
out of It.
A man will always agree with you
when you tell him that he is overworked
and needs a rest.
Most people expect the Lord not only
to provide, but to also clear off the table
and wash the dishes.
A woman may do a whole lot of pray
ing for her husband, but she never tor.
gets to keep one eye on him Just the
same.
A sob sister claims that a kiss should
last for at least thirty seconds. Huh I
Three seconds ia long enough for a wife
to find out what she wants to .know.
There are lots of people who will tell
you that the latch string Is always out
But they do not mention ths fact that
there Is a bulldog loose la the front yard.
A young man doesn't know It. But the
boss can tell a man who Is capable of
doing a higher class of work by watch
ing how he does the small Jobs he Is
started In on.
If they have been married long enough
It often surprises a man to see how
agreeable bis wife can be when they have
company and she has to put on her com
pany manners with him.
A fashion hint, for men says that
strapped pantaloons are - coming back
into style. We can remember when
strapped pantaloons . were the style for
all boys between the ages ot 4 and 14.
This alienated affections stuff Is great
It has gotten so that If an ash cart
driver marries a kitchen mechanic and
then taktea a scrub woman to a picture
show, tiis kitchen mechanic, sues the
scrub woman for (9,000,000 for alienating
the 9-cent ash wagon driver's affections.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
AROUND THE CITIES.
The elevated railways ot Chicago car
ried 83.500,000 persons during the first
half of 1314.
Salt Lake City authorities propose In
creasing the police force by twenty-five
men in order to properly protect stopover
tourists next summer.
Cleveland la debating the problem of
borrowing $1,000,000 to run the city ma
chine or cut expenses tp fit the Income.
Place your beta on the million.
The en tiro town of Bunny side, Tex.,
embracing a dozen mercantile establish
ments, many residences and forty sores
of land, Is owned by one man.
St Louis expands Its chest, over the
prospect of becoming tha fur market of
he world. Any kind of fur, from the
hide of a mouse to that of a seal, finds
a buyer there.
The district attorney of Denver puts
out the proposition that gambling can' bs
suppressed In the city by strict enforce
ment ot the law giving half the fines
collected to the Informer.
Vancouver, Wash., has made arrange
ment for "a home for hoboes,' where
Weary WUlies wilt be given a bed after
taking a bath. Meals, bath and lodg
ing are priced at B cents each.
The trial of thirty-six plumbers ac
cused of maintaining a co-operative cinch
will begin in the federal court at Des
Moines February 1 A special Jury ve
nire bt fifty men from southern Iowa
hss been summoned.
The electric light company snd the au
thorities ot Salt Lake City have reached
an agreement by which the cost of tight
to householders will be reduced 14 per
cent and to large consumers 30 per cent
beginning January L
The flioux City Journal makes a touch
ing appeal to the authorities for skating
ponds large enough for both youths and
elders who delight la ths winter sport
Small skating ponds may be all Hght for
youngsters, but the old youngsters need
ample room fj out plgeonwlngs and
sprawl over.
A committee of ths Chamber of Com
merce of Des Moines has been appointed
to examine the terms of a franchise for
a "central beating plant." pending before
ths city oontmlsaionera Electricity for
light and power Is to, be the product of
the heating plant, and the oommlttee's
purpose Is to seeure a square deal and
prevent tbe franchise seekers from ell
plng over a perpetuity Joker
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULFTT.
Washington Post: Proceedings at the
Richmond church convention Indicate
that some of our foreign missionaries
look upon world poi'.tlcs as a major study,
with Christianity optional.
Brooklyn Eagle: Roman Catholic re
ligious women marooned In Turkey .bear
high tribute to the services of Henry
Morganthau, United States minister. John
Wanamaker sends fellcltstlons to the
pope on efforts of pesce. The Interdepen
dences of ctvlllzation are emphasized In
war emergencies.
New York World: Twenty years ago
the name of the Rev. It. Heber Newton
was a rallying cry for attack and defense
along the battle lines of liberal theology.
His death at the ripe age of. 75, after
more than a decade ot retirement recalls
for-often fights. But first of all It
evokes regret at the passing of a man
of intellectual and moral worth. Such
qualities are a lasting heritage. Human
ity has a way of catching up with, "ad
vanced" positions so that they no longer
interest.
Philadelphia Ledger: The Presbyter
ians have set on foot a worthy movement
to maintain churches In the down-town
autrlets from which the fashionable fam
ines have removed. The nnnnla whn
downtown are clUxens of the great spirit
ual domooracy which knows no distinc
tions of wealth or of education. Theo
retically, thsir souls sra aa vtiiAtl . -
the souls of thoso who dwell In palaces.
ana sometimes their souls are much
larger: but Practically, these people have
too often been treated as though they
"t nenugiDie rel.glously as they are
socially. rivlt the vitality of a llvin?
church In the more select quarters will
be demonstrated hr Its Interest In the
spiritual life of those who live In the less
favored districts.
leeve till ths 11th of next month,. HI
re an .octog-rsniiun. Philadelphia
Heconl.
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THE JOURNEY OF LIFE.
Jf we conld see the goal on which were
hent:
If we ie 'mission knew on wtilim wsrw
sent;
Would our burden be ths lighter!
Wouid our pathway be the brighter?
Or would we with our lot be more content?
If we but knew the reason for our btrthj
Or realised our own Intrinsic worth;
vouid our character be stronger?
Would our days be any longer?
Or would we find more happiness en
earth?
If we knew tomorrow's sun would drive
. away
Ths ftha ows that bestrew our path todar.
Would we shirk the tasks we're doing?
Change the course we're now pursuing?
And would It better fit us for the frayf
The present only can we rail onr own.
Each moment holds some task for eafltl
alone.
It Is now we should be living,
Working, helping, loving, giving;
For well garner in the future all we're
sown.
'Tla well we're placed upon a certain
track,
Without the power of ever turning back;
And wltnout the power of knowing
Whither leads the row we're hoeing.
With NOW the only time in which te
act.
Omaha, DAVID.
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DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
f!Wn?r d"n't you employ that beau
tiful stenographer?"
"Pldn't care to take the chance. She
was sure to brenk a lot of hearts In
the office and then I s'pose fd be held
under the employers' liability law."
Louisville Courier Journal.
That old fellow over there got his wlfs
through advertising."
"What! For a wife?"
"No; advertising money to loan."
Boston Transcript.
"I P"t my reliance In the wisdom of
tl,e Plain people," said the peace orator.
But suppose the plain people do .lot
happen to agree with you?"
' Then I refuse to be Influenced bv she
clamor 0f the thoughtless crowd."
Philadelphia Record.
J'D,1.d, prisoner strike you in an
ebullition of wrath?"
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mlck. 'Baltimore American.
"These eggs are exactly as I like them.
J-lnrtense
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exactly two and one-half minutes."
Philadelphia Ledger.
My barber has quit discussing the
"Why was that?"
"It was his idea to else up customers
and take sides accordingly, but yester
day ho guessed wrong four times."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"How Is it that nobody ever ventures
to discuss the war with Jinks, and he
has nil the talking to himself?"
"We!, you see, he's the only fellow
In the club who knows how to pro
nounce those Russian snd Polish Jaw
breaker towns." Baltimore American.
Her Father Young man, 1 must ask
your object in com ni here so often.
Young Man I love ypur daughter, sir.
She Is adorable a queen.
Her Fntrer Then, I take it, your object
Is to become her subject. Very well, she's
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